Over the course of 3.5 million years – we’ve created tools that have helped us create our world. While those tools have allowed us to do more and made more things possible, they’ve not only defined our aesthetic but also limited our imagination – until Generative Design was introduced.

AutoCAD is one of the most popular and longest standing CAD systems in the market today. It was released initially in 1982 and still is used widely across many disciplines, including Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Architectural to name a few. Many companies use it solely as a 2D drafting system, however it is much more than that.

With Formlabs recently releasing the Form 3 and Form 3L 3D printers – you may be wondering how they compare to their previous model, the Form 2. In this blog post, we will go through the main improvements made to the Form 3, why the optics engine and stereolithography print process were re-engineered, and the changes made to make the latest models the most reliable and the most intuitive Formlabs 3D printers to date.